Marrakech Teapot

If you have ever traveled to Morocco and wandered through the ancient, labyrinthine markets of Marrakech, you will recall booths filled with beautiful multi-chambered teapots. Perhaps you drank tea, or “choy,” with all due ceremony first pouring it back and fourth three times between the pot and your cup ... then sipping tea from the cup in your left hand while placing your right hand over your heart. Now you can bring back the memories or enjoy your own teatime traditions with this handsome teapot from the National Geographic Home Collection. Also makes a delightful decorative accent. Made of hand-hammered, heavier-gauge tin, and embossed with fanciful designs in an antique rust-tone and verdigris finish. 13” w x 15 1/2” h x 8” d.

Marrakech's Mosque of Koutoubia, first built in 1147, was soon demolished because it did not align correctly with Mecca. Rebuilt in 1199, with a minaret rising more than 250 feet, this historic mosque still towers over the surrounding city.